Avgust Tsivolko
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| Born | 1810 |
| Died | March 28, 1839 (aged 28–29) |
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Avgust Karlovich Tsivolko (also spelled Tsivolka; Russian: Август Карлович Циволько; 1810 – March 28 [O.S. March 16] 1839) was a Russian navigator and Arctic explorer.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1834–1835, Avgust Tsivolko took part in the Pakhtusov expedition towards Novaya Zemlya.[1][2] They charted the entire east coast of Yuzhny Island and much of the east coast of Severny Island.[3] In 1837, Tsivolko commanded a schooner named Krotov during the Baer expedition towards Novaya Zemlya.[1] He was the one to map the Matochkin Strait in the course of this expedition.[citation needed] In 1838 Tsivolko was put in charge of the mapping expedition and sent towards the northern shores of Novaya Zemlya.[1] Avgust Tsivolko died of scurvy during this expedition.[1][2]
Legacy
[edit]A gulf in the Kara Sea and a group of islands in the Nordenskiöld Archipelago are named after Avgust Tsivolko.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Циволька Август Карлович (1810–1839)" [Tsivolka August Karlovich (1810–1839)]. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b "Август Карлович Циволька (Циволько)". www.navy.su. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Manjunath.R (2020-05-15). Timelines of Nearly Everything. p. 122.
Sources
[edit]- . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
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